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#CDECFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#CDECFC is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #CDECFC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CDECFC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FCDECF; it also sits naturally between #CFFCF5 and #CFD6FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDECFC · RGB 205, 236, 252

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Color values

HEX#CDECFC
RGB205, 236, 252
HSL200°, 89%, 90%
HSV200°, 19%, 99%
CMYK19%, 6%, 0%, 1%
XYZ72.74, 80.00, 103.70
Yxy80.00, 0.2837, 0.3120
CIE-Lab91.68, -6.80, -11.11
Hunter Lab89.44, -6.68, -11.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CDECFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDECFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDECFC

.text { color: #CDECFC; }
.background { background-color: #CDECFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDECFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 236, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 89%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDECFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 236, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDECFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 236, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDECFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDECFC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDECFC

#A3DDFA#7DCFF7#51BEF5#2BB0F3#0D9BE3#0B7EB7#086391#064565#042B3F#010D13

Tints of #CDECFC

#D4EFFC#D4EFFC#D8F1FD#D8F1FD#DDF2FD#E2F4FD#E2F4FD#E7F6FE#E7F6FE#ECF8FE

Tones of #CDECFC

#D2ECF9#D5EBF6#D8EAF3#DCE9EF#DFE8EC#E2E7E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCDECF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text17.00:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDECFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDECFC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CDECFC: ·

How #CDECFC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DADBF8Deuteranopia · #D9D6F7Tritanopia · #CFF5F4

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDECFC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF
Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Ocean Cold
#03045E · #0077B6 · #00B4D8 · #CAF0F8
Palette F1fcfd
#F1FCFD · #C7EEFF · #4D6DE3 · #393737
Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #CDE8F6 · #D195F9 · #0033C7
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CFEBFF#CAEDFF#CAF0F8#C7EEFF#CDE8F6#D1E9F6#D4EBF8#CBF1F5#D1F0F5#CDF5FD#CAF4FF#C6E7FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDECFB  ·  #CDECFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDECFC?

#CDECFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 236, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDECFC?

#CDECFC is RGB 205, 236, 252 — HSL 200°, 89%, 90% — CMYK 19%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CDECFC?

Its complement is #FCDECF; analogous partners are #CFFCF5 and #CFD6FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDECFC for text?

Black text on #CDECFC has a contrast ratio of 17.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.